Jeju Island vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jeju Island	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2726	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$473	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$448	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.3	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1427	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	18	8
😀 Quality of life	64	64
🏙️ Population	666K	133K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 18% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5121st and 4552nd ($1079 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jeju Island compared to 0.7 months in Male. Jeju Island ranked 79th best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5367th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Male

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	Jeju Island	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.17	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.65	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.64	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$722	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8980	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5765	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.03	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.25	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.4	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.3	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$352	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21734	$3300

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Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1076
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1064
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$991
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$981
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$1008
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1014
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1062
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$996
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$917
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$981
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$970
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$963
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1111
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$961
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$993
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$944
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$964
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$994
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$823
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$932
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$945
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1032
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$982
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1002
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$918
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$928
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$944
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$956
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$946
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1114
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$924
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$991
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$908
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$909
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$960
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1005
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$934
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1005
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$909
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$915

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327